Ruston Mayor Ronny Walker, all five members of the Board of Aldermen and City Marshal Jim Liner will be formally sworn in at 6 p.m. today in ceremonies at the Ruston Civic Center.

The event is open to the public. Walker and Liner are beginning their first terms in office, as are new District 1 Alderwoman Carolyn Elmore-Cage, District 2 Alderwoman Angela Mayfield and District 5 Alderman Bruce Siegmund.

Re-elected District 4 Alderman Jim Pearce is starting his fifth term; while District 3 Alderman Jedd Lewis, who drew no opponents in the 2014 elections, is beginning his fourth term.